Contact information ( * required )

• Donations, which ideally would make up 40 percent of theater revenues, account for just 19 percent of income, said Metropolis Board President Phil Collins.

• The organization lost $30,000 with a play called "The Boys Next Door," which Jim Jarvis, outgoing executive director, said was the "best show we've ever done." The theater's audiences do not like dramas, he said.

• The annual fundraising gala in May fell $5,000 or more short of expectations, and changes will be made next year, said Jarvis.

• The theater's thrust stage had to be rebuilt.

The village bought the theater building in 2004 with tax increment financing money. Metropolis receives a $150,000 annual subsidy from the village through its ¼ of 1 percent arts and entertainment tax on restaurant customers.

When the group signed the 10-year lease with the village in 2004, the subsidy was $250,000.

Besides Metropolis, the arts and entertainment tax supports village activities like the Mane Event, Sounds of Summer and Promenade of Art. In 2009, it provided $300,000 to the village's general fund.

The theater's other sources of revenue are ticket sales, tuition for classes it holds and fundraising.

Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the X in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.